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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

Immunotherapy-Associated Pancreatic Adverse Events: Current Understanding of Their Mechanism, Diagnosis, and Management.

Ya Liu, Hao Zhang, Li Zhou, Weichun Li, Le Yang, Wen Li, Kezhou Li, Xubao Liu

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ya LiuDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hao ZhangDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Li ZhouCore Facilities, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Weichun LiCAAC Academy, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan, China.
Le YangDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Wen LiLung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Kezhou LiDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xubao LiuDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Sichuan University · CNCivil Aviation Flight University of China · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) such as anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) and its ligand PD-L1 and anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) monoclonal antibodies, are involved in T cell-mediated immune response augmentation and promote anti-tumor immunity. Cancer patients treated with combination of immunotherapy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and targeted therapy exhibit superior clinical outcomes and tolerance compared with patients treated with monotherapies. However, immutherapy is associated with several concomitant immune-related adverse events (irAEs). For instance, IrAEs interferes with function of gastrointestinal tract, endocrine, dermatological, nervous system and musculoskeletal systems. ICIs-associated pancreatic injury might causes decrease in endocrine and exocrine pancreatic function, resulting in metabolic and nutritional disorders. Clinicians who administer immune checkpoint inhibitors to cancer patients are diagnosed with hyperglycemia, abdominal pain and steatorrhea. Currently, the precise mechanism of ICIs-associated pancreatic injury has not been fully explored. This paper summarizes incidence, diagnosis, clinical characteristics, potential mechanisms, and treatment management patterns of ICIs-associated pancreatic AEs based on previous studies. In addition, possible management approaches of these adverse effects are presented in this paper. in the findings summarized in this paper lay a basis for management of ICIs-associated pancreatic AEs and expanding future immunotherapy applications.

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amylase/lipaseICIs associated with diabetes mellitusimmune checkpoint inhibitorsimmune-related adverse eventspancreatic exocrine insufficiencypancreatitis

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PMID33732647
PMCPMC7959713
OpenAlexW3132239886

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